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Job posting: Tenure-Track Faculty Position in Environmental Microbiology at Virginia Tech
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Wanted: Workers for the COVID19 Mass Testing Operations for UC Davis and Healthy Davis Together 
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  • Sep 15, 2021
Open Postdoc Position at University of Oregon BioBE
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  • Apr 21, 2021
Compilation of guidance (from a few sources) on School Reopening
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  • Mar 24, 2021
Compiling Information about COVID19 transmission, masks, filtration, schools, etc.
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  • Coronavirus
  • Feb 06, 2021

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Join Indoor Air 2024’s Conference Countdown Challenge Join Indoor Air 2024’s Conference Countdown Challenge

(posting on behalf of Dr. Karen Dannemiller)   The Indoor Air 2024 conference from the International Society for Indoor Air Quality and Climate (ISAIQ) will take place in beautiful Honolulu, HI.  Have your research highlighted as part of Indoor Air 2024’s Conference Countdown Challenge!   Starting July 10th, 2023, submissions of images related to the conference themes ...

2022 Microbiology of the Built Environment Gordon Research Meeting
2022 Microbiology of the Built Environment Gordon Research Meeting
BioBE Preprint: Controlled Chamber COVID Study
BioBE Preprint: Controlled Chamber COVID Study
Job posting: Tenure-Track Faculty Position in Environmental Microbiology at Virginia Tech
Job posting: Tenure-Track Faculty Position in Environmental Microbiology at Virginia Tech
Metagenomic Binning / Assembly
Metagenomic Binning / Assembly

Methods & Tools

Metagenomic Binning / Assembly Metagenomic Binning / Assembly
Open Postdoc Position at University of Oregon BioBE Open Postdoc Position at University of Oregon BioBE

Jobs

Job posting: Tenure-Track Faculty Position in Environmental Microbiology at Virginia Tech Job posting: Tenure-Track Faculty Position in Environmental Microbiology at Virginia Tech

Job Posting:   The Charles E. Via, Jr. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) at Virginia Tech invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in environmental engineering at the rank of Assistant Professor. We are seeking candidates motivated to contribute to a collegial, interdisciplinary community in several core mission areas of the university. The ...

Open Postdoc Position in Finland
Open Postdoc Position in Finland
Open Postdoc Position at University of Oregon BioBE
Open Postdoc Position at University of Oregon BioBE
#COVID19 Job Opportunity: 6 month gig in Genomic Epidemiology
#COVID19 Job Opportunity: 6 month gig in Genomic Epidemiology
Job Post: Senior Chemist – Healthy Home at Bissell Corporation
Job Post: Senior Chemist – Healthy Home at Bissell Corporation

Buildings and Building Science

BioBE Preprint: Controlled Chamber COVID Study BioBE Preprint: Controlled Chamber COVID Study
Job Post: Senior Chemist – Healthy Home at Bissell Corporation Job Post: Senior Chemist – Healthy Home at Bissell Corporation

Antimicrobials & Resistance

Space Station conditions are selective but do not alter microbial characteristics relevant to human health Space Station conditions are selective but do not alter microbial characteristics relevant to human health
The report from Kaunas: ISES-ISIAQ 2019 The report from Kaunas: ISES-ISIAQ 2019

Animals & Microbiomes of the Built Environment

#COVID19 Journal club “Susceptibility of ferrets, cats, dogs, and other domesticated animals to SARS–coronavirus 2” #COVID19 Journal club “Susceptibility of ferrets, cats, dogs, and other domesticated animals to SARS–coronavirus 2”
Job posting:  Postdoc in Microbiology at the USDA in Davis, CA Job posting: Postdoc in Microbiology at the USDA in Davis, CA

Citizen Science & Microbiology

Citizen Science Project on the Tomato Seed Microbiome Citizen Science Project on the Tomato Seed Microbiome
Tweets from Participatory Science session at #ASMicrobe Tweets from Participatory Science session at #ASMicrobe

Water Systems

#COVID19 Preprint Journal Club: “Wastewater Analysis of SARS-CoV-2 as a Predictive Metric of Positivity Rate for a Major Metropolis” #COVID19 Preprint Journal Club: “Wastewater Analysis of SARS-CoV-2 as a Predictive Metric of Positivity Rate for a Major Metropolis”
#COVID-19 Journal Club: “The wastewater microbiome: A novel insight for COVID-19 surveillance” #COVID-19 Journal Club: “The wastewater microbiome: A novel insight for COVID-19 surveillance”

Journal Club

Dust may be an efficient matrix for environmental monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 Dust may be an efficient matrix for environmental monitoring of SARS-CoV-2

A new viral disease surveillance tool: Indoor dust as a matrix for surveillance of COVID-19, published in mSystems. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, large scale monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 has helped to prevent spread and inform public health decisions. This has largely been done through individual sampling (ie nasal and saliva sample collection) and through environmental surveillance ...

We can model microbial growth in carpet dust after short bursts of elevated moisture
We can model microbial growth in carpet dust after short bursts of elevated moisture
Story behind the paper: RtxA type 1 secretion system and other virulence factors in Legionella
Story behind the paper: RtxA type 1 secretion system and other virulence factors in Legionella
Story behind the paper:  Christensenlla genome analysis
Story behind the paper: Christensenlla genome analysis
Journal Club: “Home chemical and microbial transitions across urbanization”
Journal Club: “Home chemical and microbial transitions across urbanization”

News

Open Postdoc Position at University of Oregon BioBE Open Postdoc Position at University of Oregon BioBE
New paper of potential interest on economic development and the human microbiome New paper of potential interest on economic development and the human microbiome

Microbial Dark Matter

Everyone should read this piece by Ed Yong: Norm Pace Blew The Door Off The Microbial World Everyone should read this piece by Ed Yong: Norm Pace Blew The Door Off The Microbial World
A hairy pacman approach to “microbial dark matter” in drinking water A hairy pacman approach to “microbial dark matter” in drinking water

Microbes in Spaaaaaaaace

Story Behind the Paper: Draft genomes from JPL spacecraft… assembled by undergraduates Story Behind the Paper: Draft genomes from JPL spacecraft… assembled by undergraduates
Journal Club: “Crewmember microbiome may influence microbial composition of ISS habitable surfaces” Journal Club: “Crewmember microbiome may influence microbial composition of ISS habitable surfaces”

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